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Alexander Samsonov. The two armies formed a group under the higher control of Zhilinsky. Zhilinsky’s plan was that Rennenkampf should advance against East Prussia from the east, drawing upon himself the German defending forces, and then, two days later, Samsonov was to cross the German…

Alexander Samsonov was the commander of the Russian Army. Born in 1858 in the Russian Empire, Samsonov spent his earliest years as a cavalry officer and served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

Two Russian armies, under generals Alexander Samsonov and Paul von Rennenkampf, crossed Germany’s border in East Prussia on August 17. With the brunt of German forces focused on France, the Russians advanced quickly at first and soon threatened the regional capital of Königsberg (present-day Kaliningrad).

Along the land frontier two Russian armies had been assembled, the First (or Vilna) Army (six and a half infantry divisions and five cavalry divisions) under Gen. Paul von Rennenkampf and the Second (or Warsaw) Army (10 infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions) under Gen. Alexander Samsonov. The two armies formed a group under the higher ...

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Samsonov ( Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Самсо́нов, tr. Aleksándr Vasíl’evič Samsónov; 14 November [ O.S. 2 November] 1859 – 30 August [ O.S. 17 August] 1914) was a career officer in the cavalry of the Imperial Russian Army and a general during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.

The History Learning Site, 31 Mar 2015. 18 Nov 2023. Alexander Samsonov commanded the Russian Army at the Battle of Tannenburg. This battle was a disaster for both Samsonov and the Russian Army. Samsonov was born in 1858 and he spent his earliest years in the Russian Army as a cavalry officer.